If It’s Tuesday, It’s Mahjong Night at Belly’s
Every Tuesday night, Belly restaurant at 5634 College Avenue reverberates with sounds of laughter and the staccato of tiles in
From Oakland Hills to Oracle Park: Gerald Kaminski’s Baseball Journey
“I’m a baseball person from way back,” Gerald (Jerry) Kaminski said, as he watched the 2026 baseball season swing
Negotiations at an Impasse as Developers Move Forward with Claremont Senior Center
By Leila Gough, Guest Author The conversation surrounding the future of 6230 Claremont Avenue took a sharp turn this week.
54th and Shattuck Garden: A Community Garden for Everyone to Enjoy
A long-neglected corner at 54th Street and Shattuck Avenue has been transformed into a vibrant, community-driven green space. The 54th
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Thanks for a Great Earth Day Event at Frog Park!
On a lovely sunny Saturday, nearly 100 volunteers showed up to help clean and green Frog Park. Volunteers cleared weeds
A Life in Focus: The Photography of Anne Gomes
When Anne Gomes’ four children left for college in the early 1980s, she finally found the time and energy to
Spring Plant Sale & Open Garden at Claremont Middle School
Lovers of plants, community, and spring are invited to a Plant Sale and Open Garden on Sunday, May 3rd, 10am,
Measure C: Oakland Proposes Business Relief Program for New and Existing Small Businesses
Council Members Zac Unger and Janani Ramachandran, working closely with the Mayor’s Office, have proposed Measure C, an Oakland
The Backyard Naturalist
Spring is in full swing, and noticeably longer and warmer days beckon us to step back out into nature. For
What’s Blooming in Rockridge? Aeonium ‘Cyclops’
In this column, I continue to feature not simply plants that are in bloom in Rockridge, but ones that can
Community Gathers to Discuss Claremont Avenue Development Proposal
By Leila Gough, Guest Author On a rainy evening on March 31, more than 60 Rockridge residents gathered at the
Foxtail Alert: Protect Your Pets and Neighbors
It’s that time of year again—foxtails are everywhere. Those fluffy, deceptively cute grasses might look harmless, but they’
Announcements
Spring Plant Sale & Open Garden at Claremont Middle School
Lovers of plants, community, and spring are invited to a Plant Sale and Open Garden on Sunday, May 3rd, 10am,
Measure C: Oakland Proposes Business Relief Program for New and Existing Small Businesses
Council Members Zac Unger and Janani Ramachandran, working closely with the Mayor’s Office, have proposed Measure C, an Oakland
Oakland Invites the Community to Shape Future Neighborhoods
Oakland city officials are calling on residents to help shape the future of their neighborhoods through feedback on the city’
Event: Annual Taste of Temescal Returns April 29
The Taste of Temescal returns Wednesday, April 29, from 5:30pm to 8:30pm, inviting guests to explore one of
Opinions
A Rockridge Perspective on the June Primary
By Kevin Charles, Guest Author Fellow Citizens, Here are two potential options for learning about our upcoming June open primary:
Negotiations at an Impasse as Developers Move Forward with Claremont Senior Center
By Leila Gough, Guest Author The conversation surrounding the future of 6230 Claremont Avenue took a sharp turn this week.
SB79 In Context
By Glen Jarvis, Guest Author Measuring Distance from Transit Hubs The 1/4 mile and 1/2-mile radius distances specified
The Step Stool That Crash-Landed in My Rockridge Cloud
As an artist, I am always looking for ways to improve my city-model–building craft, so I enrolled in a
Letters to the Editor
Community and Belonging: A Renter’s Viewpoint
By Allison Bliss, Guest Author Dear Editor: I started the morning with a big cuppa and the March 22nd edition
Shining a Light on the 6230 Claremont Project
by Jack Gerson, Guest Author My wife and I have lived on Auburn Avenue for 29 years, adjacent to the
Update Feb 22: Growing Opposition to LED Electronic Billboards at Lake Temescal
by Jeff Kahn, Guest Author Despite growing opposition, the proposal to construct five huge electric LED billboard towers at sites
Dear Xocolate Lover
by Malena Lopez-Maggi, owner of Xocolate Shop I’m going to rip this band-aid off quickly: our Rockridge store is
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